If the government is going to implement non-reactive stuff that wasn't in its manifesto, it could at least stick to things that are Labour party policy, like proportional representation for the House of Commons.

I have two work laptops (closed ecosystems from two employers), both HP. This is where the delete key is on each one.

When I was growing up there were a lot more TV programmes and movies that had Nazis as the enemies (+ mocked them). Understandably things moved on as the war receded further into history. But I worry this thinning of a deep cultural thread has made Nazis less universally no-go.

Trump: “I'm a very strong person for free speech. At the same time…The newscasts are against me. The stories are — they said 97% bad…They'll take a great story, and they'll make it bad. See, I think that's really illegal personally.”

The Russian dictatorship is seeing how far it can push Nato, and highlighting how scared Nato countries are of pushing back.

Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.

The difficulty with knowledge in the university is that you never know which knowledge you are going to need. If the only knowledge that has value is that which is immediately monetizable, what happens when you suddenly need knowledge on Ukrainian Studies? Or how contain a virus?

To the Andy-Burnham-For-PM crowd: it is not conceivable in the party's 125 year history a woman hasn't been the best candidate for leader. It's not good enough to think: "Yes, but not this time". If there *still* isn't a woman with the experience to be leader then that must be structural misogyny.

Good. There is no shame in wanting to learn so you can get a good job or contribute your knowledge and skills to society. The idea that everyone should aim own a business - so that they can get rich by underpaying staff and/or overcharging customers - is a shit model for society.

When people show you who they are ...

Unpopular opinion: 1)What is happening in America is hugely concerning. 2) It is in both Britain‘s and Europe's interest to work closely together. 3) Neither Brits nor Europeans can afford to openly break with the US right now. 4) Making the most of that impossible situation is very hard.

“King Charles was sat right next to Trump as he delivered his address” It seems unlikely he “was sat”. Either he “was sitting”, or, I guess, maybe he “was seated”, if you're making the point that the seating plan put him there. Yes, whatever, you don't care.

I, for one, am very grateful to President Trump for ending the war between Aber-Baysian and Albania. Too many people had died. Both Aber-Baysianese and Albanianianians.

Yes, this, as I keep saying. Keir Starmer's continuing leadership of the Labour party is a danger to society. We urgently need a leader who will challenge racism and show how we can live together better in peace.

*Standing inews.co.uk/opinion/stoo...

Detained people without lawyers are only given a few days' notice of the intention to send them to France. In this time they need to find a lawyer, who will then need to gather evidence and consider whether there is a claim. Of course court applications are being made only shortly before removal.

What do you call it when the police steal a van that’s doing nothing illegal?

Admittedly not an expert here but I feel like the answer here might be "yes"

Hard disagree. Yes, an increasing carousel of leaders looks bad and may not save us from defeat and a far right government in 2029, but Keir Starmer is already leading us to defeat and a far right government in 2029. Turning the carousel at least gives us a chance.

Whitehouse grills Patel about if information regarding Fox execs calling Jeanine Pirro a "reckless maniac who makes insane comments" came up during her background check ahead of her becoming US attorney

In an "olive branch" Streeting defended everything he did to strip healthcare from young trans people as right and justified and said absolutely nothing about any way he'd move away from that targeted campaign to eradicate trans people. Come ON @theguardian.com. This is atrocious.

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With Tory MP Danny Kruger defecting to Reform UK yesterday, 67% of Britons say MPs who switch parties should have to fight a by-election, including 60% of Reform UK voters yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

🤬 Russian drone hits the building of the National Pharmaceutical University in Kharkiv

Aren't the US government embarrassed that they call a big car 'the beast', like they're giddy lads in their 20s?

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I don't mean Roger Waters has _reached the same conclusion as_ the fascist Russian dictatorship, I mean he is literally promoting Kremlin propaganda. He is acting as a propaganda agent of Putin (whether intentionally or as a dupe).

Roger Waters has descended into parroting propaganda from the fascist Russian dictatorship.

In which Wes Streeting finds new ways to lower my estimation of him (and that's a hard thing to do, because it was already very low). www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Elon Musk has shared an obviously AI-generated image of the Unite the Kingdom rally in London. The first AI error is that the Arc de Triomphe is in Paris, not London. And once you zoom in, you'll notice that the Union Jacks and the crowd have other errors typical of AI images.

My favourite in the spectrum of possibilities that he missed out with his false dilemma, would be that M*sk gets arrested by some country for inciting racial violence and his billions are confiscated and used to fund diversity, equality/equity and inclusion schemes in countries he's tried to divide.

Assassin does media criticism/fact-checking in absence of public editors, etc.

Given how obviously bad Keir Starmer is at being prime minister - poor instincts and the political agility of an oil tanker - Labour MPs shouldn't wait until May. Why lose a majority on a number of councils when there is a chance of saving them by getting a better leader and changing course now?

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

I recommend Labour MPs listen to this interview with Nicola Sturgeon. She's saying what I've been saying: Keir Starmer's approach to Farage and anti-immigration sentiment is wrong and, unless Labour changes course, is on course to put Farage in power. www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...

I mean, if he is a far right activist they'll have to delay the press conference a little while his social media is taken down and they try to find something left wing he said or planted. (I am joking, of course; it's just that I wouldn't put it past Trump's Federal Bureau of the President.)

New analysis of NHS data reveals regional inequality in autism diagnosis waiting times, with children in the North of England waiting up to 3 years longer than those in the South. The new report is the first to be released as part of @childofthenorth.bsky.social #ChildrenFirst campaign.

So, I'm guessing 50-50 he was a far right activist?

I support proportional representation, not because it is better or worse for extremist parties, but because it better reflects the views of the people. Democracy is about everyone having a say, not just people I agree with.

The views of the population are not binary. Our first-past-the-post election system needs replacing with a constituency-based proportional representation system. As is already Labour party policy!

Is US investors buying up gold a warning flag for an economy shockwave?

Why is Keir Starmer commenting on the assassination of a far-right commentator and activist in an entirely different country? This is like if Trump gave a big speech about someone from a UK left-wing Youtube channel if they were killed. Starmer didn't comment on the death of Melissa Hortman.

Fools, this was the only thing holding back the Koala scourge. We'll be knee-deep in viciously sweet and cuddly STD-free bears by this time next year, you wait and see.

Palestine: At least 221 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since the start of the conflict. Latest figure follows death of photojournalist Rasmi Jihad Salem www.nuj.org.uk/resource/pal...

You guys put podcast hosts in charge of the FBI and fired all the competent agents because you thought they were woke.

A good response to russia would be Europe actively and immediately shooting down all drones and missiles coming out of russia. Every single one. As soon as they leave russian airspace.

A beautiful, haunting story about Ukrainian farmer Oleksandr Hordienko, who became a master of downing RU drones because he was tired of Russians killing Ukrainian farmers The Russians kept targeting him directly until they took his life We can do more for Ukrainians www.wsj.com/world/a-ukra...

Netanyahu's campaign of killing Palestinian civilians is costing Israel much of the political support it had in Europe.

Israel has launched strikes in six countries over the past 72 hours, targeting Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, Qatar, and Yemen aje.io/gx7iu7x